'Punning' dentist is struck off

A dentist who faced charges of making awful puns in front of patients and staff has been struck off. Phinbar Wilton, 35, from Wem, also giggled and laughed behind his hand at childish innuendos and double entendre.
The General Dental Council in London ruled his conduct required immediate suspension of his registration "for the protection of the public".
He faced a number of punning charges, including:
• Telling patients he was “just filling in”
• Repeatedly asking colleagues why they were “looking down in the mouth.”
• Telling a teenage girl to “brace herself”
The court also heard he would often giggle at phrases such as:
• “Do you want me to pull it out”
• “Lie back an open your mouth for me”
It was alleged that he could not ask a patient to swirl and spit without making “Phner, phner” noises.
During the hearing Mr Wilton was forced to leave after being seen to snigger and whisper to himself, “I promise to tell the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing...”
Summing–up, the chairman amused the attending committee by his admission that he had “almost followed though” after rocking to one side and letting out a mighty trouser ripper.